English Dictionary

Kuiper belt

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/

固有名詞

(astronomy) A region of space between 30 and 50 astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System. This area is populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects.

日本語の意味

太陽から30～50天文単位の範囲にある、太陽系の黄道面付近に広がる多数の準惑星や小天体が存在する宇宙領域

The spacecraft's mission plan included a flyby of a small object in the Kuiper belt to study primordial ices.

宇宙船のミッション計画には、原始的な氷を調べるために、海王星の外側にある氷でできた小天体の帯（カイパー・ベルト）へのフライバイが含まれていた。

意味（1）

(astronomy) A region of space between 30 and 50 astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System. This area is populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects.